Friday, September 5, 2008

The patient drop-off area on the east side of the Medical Office II Building (5255 E. Stop 11 Rd.) is expected to be closed from Monday to Oct. 6 due to construction.

Patient drop-off will be available on the north side of the building. A pedestrian walkway from the new northeast parking lot to the Medical Office Building II will be in place through out the construction period.

The loading docks and physician parking lot will remain open and can be accessed via the new perimeter road.

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

For several months, shuttle buses have been ferrying patients, employees and visitors to and from the Heart Center and other locations around the campus.

This month, passengers will notice other improvements in that free service. Four shelters will be built in the outlying parking lots on the east/northeast side of the campus, offering riders more security and convenience. Shuttle buses make regular circuits from 5 a.m. to midnight, Monday through Friday. A bus is equipped with a wheelchair lift, can accommodate 12 passengers.

More than 1,600 new parking spaces have been added, bringing the campus total to 3,119.

Other visible signs of progress are taking root in September. Initial landscaping is set to take place with the planting of trees and shrubs, reports Brian Phillips, project director with Tonn and Blank Construction.